Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2004)

1,582 consumer complaints on file.

#10352423August 27, 2010
STEERING
ALMOST DAILY, THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE DISPLAY IN THE CENTER READS "POWER STEERING." OCCASIONALLY, THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING OFF THE MALIBU USUALLY RESETS THE LIGHT AND ERROR MESSAGE; HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM USUALLY RECURS SHORTLY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351684August 25, 2010
STEERING
2004 CHEVY MALIBU STANDARD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME WHEN SHIFTED IN REVERSE. POWER STEERING DISPLAYING ON DASHBOARD, VIBRATION COMING FROM STEERING AT 65MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351499August 24, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMNS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER SHE WOULD ATTEMPT A TURN AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON A LATER DATE WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, TWO LOUD POP NOISES WERE HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351338August 23, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AND IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 11/28/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350138August 17, 2010
SEATS
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAX - THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAS FAILED AT THE BOTTOM RESULTING IN THE SEAT LEANING TO THE RIGHT, MOVING AROUND DURING CORNERING, AND THE SEAT GENERALLY BEING NOT ANCHORED ENTIRELY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 41000 MILES AND THIS FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO ANY INCIDENT OTHER THAN NORMAL DRIVING. CURRENTLY AWAITING BACKORDERED PARTS FROM THE DEALER AT SIGNIFICANT COST. CONTINUING TO DRIVE CAR IN UNSAFE CONDITION. OTHER OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR ISSUES ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349219August 13, 2010
STEERING
SPORADIC POWER STEERING /SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMING ON AND NO ERROR CODES IN COMPUTER. FINALLY ON JULY 31 I GOT IN THE CAR AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND "POWER STEERING" CAME ON BUT STEERING WAS FINE UNTIL I WENT TO TAKE A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR BY MAIN FORCE !! IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE CONTROLLED IT !! GM NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALL ON THIS ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349297August 13, 2010
STEERING
POWER ASSIST STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349100August 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A CRASH. THE POWER STEERING LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL AND ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10348709August 11, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STEERING ROD WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,730. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,365.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348151August 9, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTERS 2004 STEERING LOCKED UP NEED TO LOOK IN TO THIS AS I LOOKED IT UP ON INTERNET AND THERE ARE 200 + COMPLAINTS JUST FOR THAT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348284August 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE BEFORE THE STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347971August 7, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A CHEVROLET MALIBU 2004 LS V6. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING SOME REPEATED INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING, AND THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION, WHICH MAKES IS SCARY TO DRIVE IT. ONCE THE CAR ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN AND THE CAR IS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK TO NORMAL AND THEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AT ANY POINT IN TIME. I HAVE DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347301August 4, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE UP A SIDEWALK, BARELY MISSING A MAILBOX. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347376August 4, 2010
STEERING
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU STEERING BECAME JERKY WHILE ON INTERSTATE AT 63 MPH. STEERING WHEEL TRAVEL APPOX. 1 INCH LEFT AND RIGHT WITH NO EFFECT THEN IMMEDIATE TURN WITH SWERVE WHEN STEERING 'KICKED IN'. VEHICLE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE TIRE PROBLEM. NONE FOUND. CAR STARTED AND STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. AFTER APPROX. 7 MORE MILES, STEERING EXHIBITED A 'NOTCHED' AREA OF 1/4 INCH STEERING WHEEL TRAVEL WITH NO STEERING CONTROL. TURNING WAS NORMAL PAST THE NOTCHED AREA WITH NO SWERVE. ANOTHER 2 MILES DRIVEN UNDER THIS CONDITION WITH NO CHANGE (1/4 INCH NOTCH) CAR DRIVEN TODAY TO CHECK OUT STEERING A TOTAL OF 15 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NOTE: HAD ANOTHER CAR BEEN IN THE PASSING LANE NEXT TO US, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY US DUE TO THE SWERVE EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346981August 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE AMBER LENS OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347049August 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU LSD6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 15-20 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CLICKED INTO THE OFF POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BUMP UP AGAINST THE CURBSIDE. THE POWER STEERING THEN CLICKED BACK INTO THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER A TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346091July 29, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING WARNING AND CHIME START, THEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. AFTER STOPPING FOR A WHILE AND STARTING THE CAR IT WORKED. BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $650.00. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF MALIBU OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AN OBVIOUS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW FROM GM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ITEM DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345842July 28, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET- MALIBU MAXX LT. THE POWER STEERING KEPT ON GOING OUT WITH OUT WARNING. FIRST TIME IT DID IT, IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST A ONE TIME PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 WEEKS. THEN THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED. IT WAS WITHOUT WARNING AS WELL. SO, I DID THE SAME AS BEFORE SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. IT WORKED FOR A MINUTE. RIGHT WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO DRIVE IT DID IT AGAIN. SO, SHUT IT OFF THEN TURNED IT ON. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY. SO, I TOOK IT TO A DRIVE TRAIN PLACE SINCE I WAS TOLD THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS IN MY TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS MY POWER STEERING AND TOLD ME HOW ITS NOT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS IN MY STEERING COLUMN. SO, IT QUIT DOING IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T EVEN GET IT RESET WHEN I WAS SHUTTING IT OFF AND BACK ON. SO, I TOOK IT TO A PLACE I ALWAYS GO AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND KNEW THE EXACT PROBLEM. I SPENT $643.65 GETTING IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME TO LOOK ONLINE AND SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS. HERE ARE A FEW SITES HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2004/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_GOING_OUT_INTERMITTENTLY.SHTML , HTTP://CARBLOG.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/RECALL_ISSUES/20090114-133923-POWER_STEERING_PROBLEMS_ON_CHEVY_MALIBU_SEEKING_RECALL , HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/MALIBU/2004/INVESTIGATIONS.SHTML THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE IT TAKES SOMEONES LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345746July 27, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE, POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH MADE VEHICLE EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. FORTUNATELY, VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OFF THE PAVEMENT. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND VEHICLE RESTARTED. POWER STEERING THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. ON SECOND INCIDENT, POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE TURNING AND VEHICLE CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TURNING. AGAIN, AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING, POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. A THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OFF PAVEMENT AND ENGINE RESTARTED. AFTER RESTART, POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER REPAIR FACILITY AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $664. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 82,707. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345352July 26, 2010
STEERING
2004 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX 60000 MILES- POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE ALREADY AS WELL AS THE STEERING RACK TWICE. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STEERING FROZE UP AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS ITS $700 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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